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Grade: |
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Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-6-01 |
Very good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Cartier, Switzerland
Year circa 1920's
Case No. 58220/56635/12414
Caliber 17 jewels
Dimensions 118 x 70 x 50 mm
Signature dial, case and movement (European Watch & Clock Co.) signed
Accessories original fitted box, winding key
Notes
Charles Alison Scully was an American banker (born in Pittsburgh) in 1887. He served as Captain in the 51st Infantry 6th Division. After passing his bar in Philadelphia, he served as vice-president of the New York National Bank of Commerce from 1923 to 1929 when he received at that point the clock as a gift for his work. He also became famous as an author when he published 2 books: The course of the silver Greyhound (1936), which was to become a reference in insurance guides and The Purchase of common stocks as Trust investments (1937).
Provenance
Property of a Swiss Gentleman